In my view
Editor Simon Veness offers his ‘Welcome Aboard’ for our Autumn edition
The ocean-going shipping lines have dominated the cruise business, by and large, for the past 30 years. Almost all the major develop- ments and headline news came from the big-ship companies as they got larger and fancier, more high-tech and eye-catching. But a quiet revolution has been brewing in the alternative
world of river-cruising, and especially along the rivers of Europe, where the likes of Uniworld, Avalon Waterways, AmaWaterways, Scenic Tours, Viking River Cruises and eWaterways have slowly been evolving their product for the 21st century. Now, riverboats increasingly sport some of the creature comforts previously associated only with their larger brethren, with balcony cabins, alternative dining, Jacuzzis and even health spas all making an appearance. With that in mind, we have themed our latest issue around this growing trend, highlighting the impressive strides made by almost
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An Alaskan Adventure
It looks spectacular, it’s still wild and untamed – and Alaska probably offers more cruise variety and excitement than any other destination. With that in mind, we take two contrasting but adventure- some views of America’s 49th state, aboard the big-ship style of Princess Cruises and the new small-ship offerings of Alaskan Dream Cruises. When it comes to up close and personal, this is as good as it gets, and we will have the full lowdown on how best to enjoy this extraordinary destination. Adventure could also be our all-encompassing theme for
the Winter edition, with trips to the Arctic wilderness of Spitsbergen, a Russian river voyage, a journey to Japan and the Far East with the new Orion II and “the world’s oldest cruise,” along the Gota Canal in Sweden.
4 WORLD OF CRUISING I Autumn 2011 For that luxury touch, we have Azamara Club Cruises and
SeaDream Yacht Club, while we also feature Fred. Olsen’s Royal Viking connection and the boutique style of Swan Hellenic. And, for our annual round-up of ALL the cruise facts and
figures you demand, there is our essential 10-page Cruise Planner, as well as our regular bevy of award-winning features and writers. Be sure to order your copy now – because this is one delivery Santa won’t be making!
all the river-cruise operators and trumpeting the many differences and advantages of the more slow-paced ‘cruising.’ We feature two of the current innovators in the shape of
Uniworld and Viking, show you what a luxury barge experience is all about and preview one of the great seasonal aspects of a European river-cruise – the great Christmas markets along the Rhine and Danube.
And, just to round out the picture, we have an advance look at the
much-heralded return of grand Mississippi River voyaging in 2012. Of course, we have more than that in these pages. Way more.
We head to the Antarctic and the Mediterranean. We journey in true luxury style on the new Seabourn Quest and cast an eye over the equally new Celebrity Silhouette. We visit Halifax and St John in Canada and sample the top-class cuisine aboard Oceania’s Marina, while also offering our usual array of outstanding – and unrivalled – regular features, like The Admiral, Captain Greybeard, Fashion, First Timers Cruising and the essential World of Spas. As ever, it all adds up to the best read on the High Seas, and
we invite you to step aboard and make yourself comfortable. It’s time to set sail on the wide World of Cruising...
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